Richard III and the Leicester Car Park Bones
Linda Porter is unconvinced by the claim that the discovery of Richard III's remains could "rewrite history".
Richard III
Richard III
David Hipshon outlines the career of the most controversial king ever to have occupied the English throne.
The Battle of Bosworth Field: A Welsh Victory?
Robin Evans puts Henry Tudor's victory into Welsh historical perspective.
The Birth of Richard III
The last Plantagenet king was born on 2 October 1452.
The Battle of Bosworth
Henry Tudor defeated and killed Richard III in battle in August 1485. That much is certain. Colin Richmond, however, wonders how the battle was fought; what prompted Yorkists to defect to the Lancastrian side; and above all, where exactly did the battle take place?
The Riddle of Richard III
Five hundred years after Richard III came to the throne, Jeffrey Richards seeks to evaluate those 'tales' and explain the continuing fascination of the short reign of the last Plantagent king of England